Team:HZAU-China/Project/Bacterial Spores as Vaccine Vehicles

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Bacterial Spores as Vaccine Vehicles

Bacillus subtilis has been explored as a host for the expression of foreign genes with immunological activities. The following are main reasons:

1.As gram-positive bacteria, B.subtilis strains do not have an outer membrane, which is appropriate for secreting proteins directly into medium.

2.Similar to Ecolic and Yeast, the genetic knowledge and gene expression systems of B.subtilis strains are easier to get.

3.B.subtilis has received the GRAS(generally regarded as safe) status.

4.B.subtilis spores is the most resistant life form on earth and can exist under extreme environmental conditions , which makes the spore an attractive vector for delivering antigens. Meanwhile, B.subtilis spores is effective for oral antigen and can active mucosal immune response.

5.Non-biased codon usage and simply cultivate conditions make it a good candidate for the expression of heterologous proteins.

The potential advantages for B.subitilis as vaccine vector.

They are two ways for using B.subtilis as vaccine delivery vectors. One is the use of genetically modified B.subtilis spores expressing surface-exposed antigens fused to spore coat proteins. Another is focused on the production of recombinant antigens, which dependents on germinating spores.

The table shows some examples of vaccine application in humans.

In our experiment design, we choose the second one. Germinating spores can secrete antigen to host to induce immunity response.

Reference

1. LUÍS C.S. FERREIRA, RITA C.C. FERREIRA1 and WOLFGANG SCHUMANN. Bacillus subtilis as a tool for vaccine development: from antigen factories to delivery vectors. Anais da academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2005;77(1): 113-124.

2. Wang CY, Zhang ZS. Bacteria spores. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 2008;48(3):413-417

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          <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project"><span>Overview</span></a></li>
          <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/The innovation of HZAU-iGEM Team"><span>The innovation of HZAU-iGEM Team</span></a></li>
+        <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/The design of experiment"><span>The design of experiment</span></a></li>
          <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/Rabies"><span>Rabies</span></a></li>
          <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/Flea and Yersinia pestis"><span>Flea and Yersinia pestis</span></a></li>
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          <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/Bacillus subtilis as Probiotics"><span>Bacillus subtilis as Probiotics</span></a></li>
          <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/Antimicrobial Peptides"><span>Antimicrobial Peptides</span></a></li>
-         <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/The design of experiment"><span>The design of experiment</span></a></li>
+         <li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:HZAU-China/Project/Methods for rearing flea"><span>Methods for rearing flea</span></a></li>
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+      <p><br></p>
          <p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Bacillus subtilis has been explored as a host for the expression of foreign genes with immunological activities. The following are main reasons:</p>
          <p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">1.As gram-positive bacteria, B.subtilis strains do not have an outer membrane, which is appropriate for secreting proteins directly into medium.</p>
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          <p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">4.B.subtilis spores is the most resistant life form on earth and can exist under extreme  environmental conditions , which makes the spore an attractive vector for delivering antigens. Meanwhile, B.subtilis spores is effective for oral antigen and can active mucosal immune response.</p>
          <p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">5.Non-biased codon usage and simply cultivate conditions make it a good candidate for the expression of heterologous proteins.</p>
+<p  style="text-align:center;"><a><img width="710" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/igem.org/9/93/6_%E5%89%AF%E6%9C%AC.png" ></a></br></p>
+<p style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;text-align:center;">The potential advantages for B.subitilis as vaccine vector.
+</p>
          <p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">They are two ways for using B.subtilis as vaccine delivery vectors. One is the use of genetically modified B.subtilis spores expressing surface-exposed antigens fused to spore coat proteins. Another is focused on the production of recombinant antigens, which dependents on germinating spores.</p>
-        <p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">The following table shows some examples of vaccine application in humans.</p>
+<p  style="text-align:center;"><a><img width="710" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/9/9e/7.png" ></a></br></p>
+<p style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;text-align:center;">The table shows some examples of vaccine application in humans.</p>
          <p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><b>In our experiment design, we choose the second one. Germinating spores can secrete antigen to host to induce immunity response.</b></p>
+<h3>Reference</h3>
+<p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">1. LUÍS C.S. FERREIRA, RITA C.C. FERREIRA1 and WOLFGANG SCHUMANN. Bacillus subtilis as a tool for vaccine development: from antigen factories to delivery vectors. Anais da academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2005;77(1): 113-124.</p>
+<p style="font-size:16px;font-family:arial, sans-serif;">2. Wang CY, Zhang ZS. Bacteria spores. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 2008;48(3):413-417</p>
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